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Let there be light
Toronto, ON
June 2023
This photo originally shared on Instagram

Union Station isn’t so much a destination as a waypoint. Hundreds of thousands of travellers and commuters move through this reverent space every day, most of them never taking the time to drink in the surroundings.

But I’ve never been one to follow crowds, anyway, so my transits through here usually involve a pause or two. This time is no different.

Standing on the cool marble floor, I’m struck by the history of the space. This Beaux-Arts masterpiece was completed in 1927, yet here I stand about to photograph it with a smartphone camera the architects couldn’t have even dreamed of. It feels like a reach back in time whenever I stop in here.

Soon enough I’m back on my way, the demands of the day weighing on me as I shift gears and move ever closer to showtime.

Life in the real world outside, after all, never stops, even as we wish we had more opportunities - and time - to do just that.

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